https://aking.dev/blog/ Travel, projects, engineering, software, games, and life along the way. en-gb Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://aking.dev/blog/newlyn/ https://aking.dev/blog/newlyn/ Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT travel A long-awaited observatory, an overrated island and a Cornish weekend that proved the destination was never really the point. https://aking.dev/blog/iceland-07/ https://aking.dev/blog/iceland-07/ Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT travel A long journey home, too much waiting, and the realisation that the trip had changed what I considered difficult. https://aking.dev/blog/iceland-06/ https://aking.dev/blog/iceland-06/ Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT travel A ferry to Heimaey, a town built beside recent disaster, a windy climb up Eldfell, and a final proper day on unfinished ground. https://aking.dev/blog/iceland-05/ https://aking.dev/blog/iceland-05/ Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT travel A local hike that turned into failed waterproofs, sketchy paths, and a much-needed warm rye-bread stop. https://aking.dev/blog/iceland-04/ https://aking.dev/blog/iceland-04/ Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT travel A South Coast drive where waterfalls, glaciers, lava, and black sand finally made the trip click. https://aking.dev/blog/iceland-03/ https://aking.dev/blog/iceland-03/ Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT travel A Reykjavík rest day of expensive surprises, strange museums, and an unexpectedly good drive home. https://aking.dev/blog/iceland-02/ https://aking.dev/blog/iceland-02/ Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT travel A fast Golden Circle day, a bad lesson about spare time, and the cost of pushing too hard. https://aking.dev/blog/iceland-01/ https://aking.dev/blog/iceland-01/ Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT travel A coach, a flight, a first foreign drive, and the relief of proving the plan worked. https://aking.dev/blog/iceland-00-part-2/ https://aking.dev/blog/iceland-00-part-2/ Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT travel A cancelled flight and coach ticket that made the broken plan better than the original. https://aking.dev/blog/factorio/ https://aking.dev/blog/factorio/ Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT gaming Why Factorio remains the factory game I return to after thousands of hours. https://aking.dev/blog/iceland-00/ https://aking.dev/blog/iceland-00/ Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT travel Planning and booking a first solo trip to Iceland. https://aking.dev/blog/this-site/ https://aking.dev/blog/this-site/ Fri, 11 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT programming Building a personal site with AI while learning an unfamiliar web stack. https://aking.dev/blog/worldskills-cad/ https://aking.dev/blog/worldskills-cad/ Wed, 09 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT engineering Learning Fusion 360 from scratch for the WorldSkills UK CAD competition. https://aking.dev/blog/suki-ui/ https://aking.dev/blog/suki-ui/ Sat, 05 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT programming Contributing to SukiUI while finding my footing in Avalonia.